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5 Oct 2015

Author:
Mulbah, In Profile Daily (Liberia)

Liberia: Extractives transparency initiative, NGOs partner to strengthen resource governance, increase public confidence

'LEITI, CSOs sign grant agreement to build capacity', 5 Oct 2015: The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and six civil society organizations (CSOs) have…agree[d]…[to] provid[e]…technical assistance and capacity building support to enhance the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)…Head of Secretariat of LEITI, Mr. Konah D. Karmo said the purpose…is to empower CSOs to…help citizens understand the workings of…LEITI…[and] participat[e]…in…the resource govern[ance]…process…to increase public confidence in…Liberia's extractive sector…[and] enhance revenue transparency through in-depth reporting, dissemination of reconciliation reports; strengthening contract transparency…and build capacity of stakeholders on the Multi Stakeholder Group (MSG)…Head of Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Coalition, Madam Cecelia Danuweli, thanked the AfDB and LEITI for the support…She noted that 'it is the responsibility of civil society to gather and disseminate the right information to citizens about the extractive sector, so as to help them understands and make informed decisions.'…